Pancake Day in Russia: history and traditions
“Not everyone knows the full version of this proverb. And in general, the modern generation associates Maslenitsa with something folkloric. Interspersed with eating pancakes and burning effigies. Despite its nationality, cheese week, as this holiday is also called, is closely connected with religious traditions. And even [...]
Do parents need to be present for online classes?
“I don't even know what they go over in class there. My daughter kicks me out as soon as the class starts. I guess she is embarrassed of me,” shared the mother of our student. Yes, some children are uncomfortable practicing in the presence of their parents. After all, they perceive the teacher differently from their mom. In our online school there are two formats of training - group and individual lessons. In the case of [....]
Why do Russian schools still teach capital letters?
“He writes like a chicken with his paw”, “he has medical handwriting” - many Russians understand these phrases. All these jokes are related to writing, namely, how a person shows himself on paper. Foreigners studying Russian wonder why Russians still learn to write beautifully at school. After all, writing has long ago moved to smartphones and typing characters on [....]
What today's kids are doing on the Internet
Today let's talk about what our children are doing on the Internet. Why children are finally stuck to screens, how they spend their free time and what adults should do about it. What do they do there? First, let's look at the statistics that say half of children from birth to age 2 are already interacting with screens. It's either TV, [...]
Group lessons or why is it better for children to study in a group?
“I really like that my son is in a group with other children. The most interesting thing is that they are all from different countries, with their own language and culture,” say the parents of the students. Classes at Palme School online school are organized for children from all over the world. What they all have in common is the desire to learn Russian in a comfortable environment. That is why most of our clients [....]
Where the Descendants of Pushkin, Tolstoy, and Other Russian Writers Live Today
Imagine that a hundred, two hundred or even three hundred years from now, your children's descendants will be collecting archives about the family. Opening museums and even continuing your work. Is it hard to see that far ahead? Or maybe you had to be born a genius or go down in the history of world literature to do it? It's hard to believe, but some heirs of Pushkin, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky live in our [...].
How can a child overcome the language barrier when learning Russian?
“My son has recently started practicing Russian and already knows many words. But when communicating with his grandmother from Russia, he is shy to speak, he keeps silent. When will he speak?” Parents of children learning Russian want their child to be able to communicate with relatives. But often lessons alone are not enough. Children at school and on the street communicate in another language and at home [...].
How to improve a child's memory with mnemotechnics?
Parents have probably had to help their children learn a poem at least once. And, if some children are enough to read the poem a couple of times to memorize, others do worse with memorization. What does that depend on? Scientists have found out that there is an innate feature of the brain that allows you to better memorize information. What to do children with a “hole” memory? It can be developed. In this [....]
Feedback from parents of pupils about lessons at Palme School
We never tire of thanking parents whose children are studying at Palme School online Russian language school. We know how difficult it is to find a free minute to leave a review about our school. Nevertheless, it is a great contribution to our cause, as this is how you help other families to make the decision to study Russian with us. We are receiving extremely positive reactions from parents, [...]
Poems about love by Russian writers
On Valentine's Day it is customary to write cards with declarations of love - valentines. What words to express your love, but not verses of the classics of Russian poetry? We have collected a list of love lyrics of Russian poets, so that your postcard will not be left without attention. Poems to a woman Poems by Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin To *** (I remember a wonderful moment...) I remember a wonderful moment: In front of me [...]...
